Pepes Ayam / Indonesian Steamed Chicken in Banana Leaf

Name: Pepes Ayam / Indonesian Steamed Chicken in Banana Leaf
Total time: 1800 s
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 1 bunch thai basil leaves; Toothpicks, 5 divide into 2 to make 10; 5 banana leaves that's been grilled a bit and cleaned; Chicken powder; Sugar; Pepper; Salt; 2 tbsp coconut cream; 12 champignon mushrooms (optional); 1/2 kg chicken, divide into 5 or any kind of chicken parts; 10 birdeye chillies; 2 green onions, cut into 2 cm; 2 stalks lemongrass, smashed and cut into 10 parts; 5 Indonesian bay leaves; 4 cm turmeric, peeled and chopped; 10 candlenuts; 10 garlics, peeled and chopped; 15 shallots, peeled and chopped

Iskan Detia Karina @iskandetia28

Bandung, Indonesia

This recipe is easy and also tasty, the thing is the preparation that takes time a bit. You know you have to peel off all the ingredients, chop them off then blend them in a blender or grind them using traditional stome and mortar.

The cooking process doesn't take that much energy because basically you just need to put them in a steamer then leave them to cook.

The recipe varies from one place to another, this is how we make our pepes 😊

It's hard to explain how to wrap the chicken in the leaf so for more info please reffer to Google or Youtube.

Why do the banana leaf have to be grilled first? It is to make them softer and more shiny and to release its aroma.

Hope you like it and give it a try!

The cooking process doesn't take that much energy because basically you just need to put them in a steamer then leave them to cook.

The recipe varies from one place to another, this is how we make our pepes 😊

It's hard to explain how to wrap the chicken in the leaf so for more info please reffer to Google or Youtube.

Why do the banana leaf have to be grilled first? It is to make them softer and more shiny and to release its aroma.

Hope you like it and give it a try!

Iskan Detia Karina @iskandetia28

Bandung, Indonesia

The cooking process doesn't take that much energy because basically you just need to put them in a steamer then leave them to cook.

The recipe varies from one place to another, this is how we make our pepes 😊

It's hard to explain how to wrap the chicken in the leaf so for more info please reffer to Google or Youtube.

Why do the banana leaf have to be grilled first? It is to make them softer and more shiny and to release its aroma.

Hope you like it and give it a try!

The cooking process doesn't take that much energy because basically you just need to put them in a steamer then leave them to cook.

The recipe varies from one place to another, this is how we make our pepes 😊

It's hard to explain how to wrap the chicken in the leaf so for more info please reffer to Google or Youtube.

Why do the banana leaf have to be grilled first? It is to make them softer and more shiny and to release its aroma.

Hope you like it and give it a try!

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Ingredients

30 minutes

2 tbspcoconut cream
Main Ingtedient;
Equipment:
Other Ingredients:
Turmeric Paste:
Toothpicks, 5 divide into 2 to make 10
5banana leaves that's been grilled a bit and cleaned
Chicken powder
Sugar
Pepper
Salt
1/2 kgchicken, divide into 5 or any kind of chicken parts
12champignon mushrooms (optional)
1 bunchthai basil leaves
10birdeye chillies
2green onions, cut into 2 cm
2 stalkslemongrass, smashed and cut into 10 parts
5Indonesian bay leaves
4 cmturmeric, peeled and chopped
10candlenuts
10garlics, peeled and chopped
15shallots, peeled and chopped

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Steps

30 minutes

1

Blend the turmeric paste ingredients in a blender until it becomes a paste. Or you can use stone mortar and pestle.
2

Put your chicken in a bowl. Add in the paste, salt, sugar, pepper, chicken powder and coconut cream. combine them all until well coated. Put in the fridge for 30 minutes to marinate.
3

Take your banana leaf. place in the middle of the leaf and take 2 or 3 chopped green onions, some basil leaves, 2 Indonesian bay leaves and some paste. Add 1 chicken, add another paste, add in 2 of your birdeye chilles, some basil leaves, another green onions, some mushrooms and some paste. Fold then secure with some toohpick. Do until everything is finished.
4

Steam in a preheated steamer until cooke about 15-20 minutes.
5

Serve

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Iskan Detia Karina @iskandetia28

on January 19, 2019 05:04

Bandung, Indonesia

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